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Turkmenistan expands local outreach to prevent child and forced labour
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Turkmenistan expands local outreach to prevent child and forced labour

Around 1,500 people across 35 etraps in Turkmenistan took part in an ILO-supported awareness-raising initiative on preventing child and forced labour, particularly in the cotton harvest.

Turkmenistan advances dialogue on social protection
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Turkmenistan advances dialogue on social protection

The ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank held consultations in Ashgabat on the results of the Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI) social protection system assessment and next steps to strengthen social protection in Turkmenistan.

ILO and European Union launch project to promote decent work and prevent child and forced labour in Turkmenistan
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ILO and European Union launch project to promote decent work and prevent child and forced labour in Turkmenistan

EU-funded ILO project will support national efforts to strengthen labour standards and address child labour and forced labour with a focus on the cotton sector.

Sub-regional Programming Meeting: Advancing ILO strategies for the 2024-25 biennium

Sub-regional Programming Meeting: Advancing ILO strategies for the 2024-25 biennium

The ILO Team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia charts the path forward

ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo (left) shakes hands with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right)

ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice

The announcement was made during the ILO Director-General’s official visit to Uzbekistan from 7-11 July.

ILO and EUROSTAT host global conference on measuring new forms of employment
Assistant Director-General Manuela Tomei addresses the conference

ILO and EUROSTAT host global conference on measuring new forms of employment

The ILO called for better and authoritative data to track the changing world of work at the conference, which discusses the development of reliable statistics to measure and understand new forms of employment, setting a common path for the coming...

International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards
Public health workers learn how to use personal protective equipment at a CDC-GHSA facilitated training in Guinea.

International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards

The annual meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Member States concluded with progress towards regulating biohazards, a review of work conditions in the care sector and the key role of fundamental principles and rights in a rapidly...

World leaders call for urgent action to advance social justice at the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice
ILO Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo addresses the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

World leaders call for urgent action to advance social justice at the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

The Presidents of Brazil and Nepal joined the Inaugural Forum, which was held during the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference.

Kyrgyzstan ratifies the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
Ratification ceremony of Convention No. 190 on 3 June 2024: Mr. Edil Baisalov, Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and Gilbert F. Houngbo, DG of the ILO

Kyrgyzstan ratifies the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

Kyrgyzstan the 41st country to ratify this convention.

ILO Director-General Houngbo warns that multiple crises could jeopardize recent advances in the world of work
ILO DG Houngbo speaking at the opening session of the ILC, 3 June 2024

ILO Director-General Houngbo warns that multiple crises could jeopardize recent advances in the world of work

The Director-General stressed the need for more social justice at the opening session of the 112th International Labour Conference.

ILO expects global unemployment to drop slightly in 2024, but slow progress to reduce inequalities is “worrying”
Garment workers stand next to a line of sewing machines in a clothing plant in Lesotho.

World Employment and Social Outlook

ILO expects global unemployment to drop slightly in 2024, but slow progress to reduce inequalities is “worrying”

Unequal access to employment opportunities remains a problem worldwide, even as new projections from the ILO show an improvement in global joblessness this year.

Leadership and management training for ILO staff in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Leadership and management training for ILO staff in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Director, specialists and programme officer of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia gathered to undertake leadership and management training in the context of multiple crises. The exercise served to...

ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: foreseeing trends for the next biennium

ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: foreseeing trends for the next biennium

23-24 November 2023, TASHKENT – The ILO staff gathered here to take part in an innovative Foresight exercise facilitated by ITC ILO. The exercise served to foster team spirit, reflect on working modalities internally and externally - with the...

ILO experts and trade unions in Central Asia discuss workplace safety in the region

ILO experts and trade unions in Central Asia discuss workplace safety in the region

On June 23, 2023 a two-day Regional Conference of Trade Unions of Central Asia on “The role of trade unions in ensuring occupational safety and health and the effective functioning of the labour inspectorate” opened in Astana. It was organized by...

ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: plans for the next biennium defined

ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: plans for the next biennium defined

22-24 February 2023, TASHKENT – ILO conducted its programming meeting for the Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia to discuss plans for 2023 and formulate strategy for 2024-2025. The team aimed to define a...

Liberia and Turkmenistan ratify the 1986 Constitutional Amendment

Liberia and Turkmenistan ratify the 1986 Constitutional Amendment

ILO Moscow all-staff motivational team building event

ILO Moscow all-staff motivational team building event

The online all-staff motivational event took place on 15 and 17 November 2021.

ILO Launches a Flagship Course for Social Partners to Boost Interaction with UN System

ILO Launches a Flagship Course for Social Partners to Boost Interaction with UN System

On 8-24 September 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Center in Turin (ITCILO) organized an online training for social partners under the title of “Making the voices of social partners count in UN...

ILO Moscow Manual for Public Employment Services

ILO Moscow Manual for Public Employment Services

Statement by the ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Heinz Koller

ILO Presents a Flagship Training Manual for Public Employment Services

ILO Presents a Flagship Training Manual for Public Employment Services

The ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is pleased to announce the launch of its flagship publication “Public Employment Services and the Future of Work. Training Manual for the CIS Regional...